Life goes on

I agree with the person who said he preferred the future. After all, that’s where we’re going to spend the rest of our lives, right? Hmmm. Not so fast as the only instant we live in is the here and now. Definitely room for debate and arguments, life goes on. That said, the future will […]
I was almost killed by influenza

I have a signal from my body that you could help me interpret: it’s getting worse every year! That is, either the viruses are getting more and more powerful (like influenza), or I am not getting any younger. There could be a third or fourth explanation, but for now I obviously prefer to stick with […]
Design is how it works

Steve Jobs defined design first in relation to operation and not appearance, so it is not difficult to understand his successes for so many years. Form and substance must tell their genesis from the very same creative moment. Einstein said it and I repeat it every time I can: “creativity is intelligence having fun”. For […]
The philosophy that inspires Via Costarricense

From the book by Armando Vargas Araya, La Vía Costarricense, published by EUNED in 2005, this is a wonderfully inspiring text as it initiates a broad, open and participatory process. What is La Via Costarricense? It is a dynamic conceptual tool to develop specific and useful political thinking; to identify, add and enhance elements of […]